The hope is that with the $ 550 million renovation, the acoustics will finally be as it should be. The New York concert hall has been known for its poor sound quality since it opened in 1962. Even a refurbishment in the mid-1970s failed to solve the misery. Now it should be better and the first sounds are positive. Jaap van Zweden has already noted that they have to sound ‘less loud’: “We no longer have to create our acoustics, the room gives us back. This is completely new to the orchestra. “
Large salons and acoustics, it remains a complicated marriage. Recently, the acoustics of the Sydney Opera House have also been completely revised. But the room that has achieved excellent acoustic results from the start is obviously our Concertgebouw. There was also a major renovation in the 1980s; no problem with acoustics, no, the building has a new foundation. Cost: 35 million forints.
On this beautiful film a brief overview of the renovation with, among other things, a role for Jaap van Zweden and conductor Bernard Haitink.
